U.S. Budget Deficit - Good Or Bad?
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"Spending financed not by current tax receipts, but by
borrowing or drawing upon past tax reserves." , Is it a good idea?
Why does the U.S. run a deficit? Since 1980 the deficit has grown
enormously. Some say its a bad thing, and predict impending
doom, others say it is a safe ....
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.... deficits have grown larger and more frequent in the
last half-century. In the 1980s they soared to record levels. The
Government cut income tax rates, greatly increased defense spending,
and didn’t cut domestic spending enough to make up the
difference. Also, the deep recession of the early 1980s reduced
revenues, raising the deficit and forcing the Government to spend much
more on paying interest for the national debt at a time when interest
rates were hi ....
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